To mark the start of this year’s Infant Mental Health Awareness Week (9th – 15th June), the Parent-Infant Foundation is launching a new report and asking, Who is holding the baby? The new ‘Who is holding the baby?’ report uses research conducted by the Parent-Infant Foundation, including the findings of a questionnaire sent to specialised…
A new report, written by Steve McKay and commissioned by the Parent-Infant Foundation is the first of its kind to show the potential economic value of supporting parent-infant relationships in the earliest years. The research and report, ‘Maternal Attachment and Child Outcomes’, was completed using data from the mothers and babies that took part in…
Welsh Government have published a new 10-year strategy for mental health and wellbeing, along with a delivery plan for the next three years. The new strategy aims to join up and align health and social care services across Wales, and we welcome its recognition of the importance of early relationships between babies and their parents…